50 Cent's bankruptcy came after he lost two high-stakes lawsuits,
including one filed
by a woman whose sex tape he published on the internet.
Lawyers for that woman, Lastonia Leviston, have publicly
suggested that 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy just because he
doesn't want to pay up — not because he's really broke.

In Manhattan civil court earlier this month, Leviston's lawyer
grilled 50 Cent on his arguably lavish behavior in the immediate
aftermath of his bankruptcy filing — including the strip-club
incident, in which he said he tossed wads of cash into the air.

For his part, 50 argued in court that he visited the strip club
to generate interest in his brand as part of his "grand
activations." (It's not clear this is an actual term, but it
appeared that 50 Cent used it in court to refer to his
self-promotion.)

Here's the exchange from the transcript, which Business Insider
has obtained:

Lawyer: And in Los Angeles — was it right after you filed this
petition for reorganization that you went to a strip club and
threw wads of cash up in the air?

50: I was in — I had to attend a strip club because it was
already on the itinerary prior to that.

Lawyer: You said what?

50 Cent: It was on the itinerary. It was part of the same grand
activation I was telling you about from me attending New York and
going to Miami and then Los Angeles. Generating new interest. So,
I then open up new opportunities.

Lawyer: You threw money up in the air. Kept throwing money up in
the air, right?

50 Cent: I did.

We reached out to lawyers for 50 Cent and will update this post
if we hear back.